The True Adventures of Raoul Walsh
This is the first feature-length documentary on legendary director Raoul Walsh. In this 'memoir,' Walsh 'recounts' his career from the silent film era to the tumultuous 1960s. The documentary makes stunning use of rare, personal a...
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"A look at the life and movies or Raoul Walsh as told in his autobiography. It's a good way to get a sense of what he did, who he was, why he was important, and maybe some of the movies he made that you'd like to watch. It's hardly complete or exhaustive, but as something that lasts ninety minutes, you could do a lot worse. An interesting guy from a time when interesting people went into movies and made interesting movies. You'll probably gain an appreciation for either who he was, what he made, or what he did. Either way, just watch it because reading about why you should w..."
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Raoul Walsh states he needed a "new face" for The Big Trail (1930) and spotted "a beautiful, tall fellow carrying a huge arm chair" at the studio and says, "Hey, kid, ever been in any pictures?" "Not yet" is the reply Walsh claims he received from the fellow. "Well, let your hair grow long, and I'll get back to you." Walsh says that 2 weeks later he did a silent test of Marion Morrison and, thus, discovered John Wayne. However, while Walsh may have "discovered" the Duke, Wayne actually had had small parts in well-over a dozen films when he supposedly told Walsh he had not yet been in any pictures.
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This is the first feature-length documentary on legendary director Raoul Walsh. In this 'memoir,' Walsh 'recounts' his career from the silent film era to the tumultuous 1960s. The documentary makes stunning use of rare, personal a...